Work Begins on the Balloon Track

After installing the switch we officially start construction on the balloon track. The Hunslet Locomotive is a 1969 from the Vale nickel mines of Manitoba. Tools and Equipment used in the video: a Kubota KX40-4 excavator, Kubota SVL 97-2 skid loader, BRP Outlander four wheeler, Hilti drills with Milwaukee 7/16 x 18 auger bits, Hilti impacts with 15/16 eight point sockets, and a Kubota SVL 97-2 skid loader. Our little Western Wisconsin railroad is a 36" gauge private project dedicated to the preservation and restoration of old industrial narrow gauge railroading. Music provided by Artlist includes Aluminum - Short version by Roie Shpigler, Stampede by Risian, Submersed by Eleven Tales and Railroad by Max H. Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:38 Culvert Install 02:23 Prepping the Divergent Route 03:16 Marking Ties 03:56 Testing the Position of the Switch 05:04 First Guide Rail 09:24 First Gauge Rail 12:30 Prepping Another Section 14:05 Back to the Guide Rail 18:21 Back to the Gauge Rail